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# UKRI-6171 Twin Otter Maintenance and Spares

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ukri-6171-twin-otter-maintenance-and-spares-ocds-h6vhtk-0790ac). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** UK Research and Innovation: "UKRI-6171 Twin Otter Maintenance and Spares". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £9,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [UK Research and Innovation](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/uk-research-and-innovation-gov-pb1221)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £9,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Aircraft maintenance services
- **Delivery Location:** UKH12
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ukri-6171-twin-otter-maintenance-and-spares-ocds-h6vhtk-0790ac#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0790ac`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ukri-6171-twin-otter-maintenance-and-spares-ocds-h6vhtk-0790ac#tl-md)

## Description
UKRI is looking to establish a contract for engineering services (airframe, engine, avionics and design) relating to the maintenance of our four Viking DHC6-300 (Twin Otter) aircraft.
This requirement is likely to cover the following services, please note this list is not exhaustive:
- Supply of spare parts and additional tooling
- Engineering services (Airframe, Engine, Avionics and Design)
- Adherence to relevant regulations and certifications
- Ensuring availability of aircraft (inspections, audits, medevacs)
- Safe storage of aircraft
*Please note this is not a call for competition, this is only a Request for Information exercise*

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 50211100
- **Delivery regions:** UKH
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2027 to 31/03/2032

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F101273-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-26T20:24:42.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T03:57:20.898Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0790ac